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Dasymutilla
The genus Dasymutilla belongs to the Mutillidae family of wasps. The females of the genus are well known for their painful sting, which is where many gain their common name, Cow Killer. The female is wingless and often resemble large ants while the males still retain their wings. The larvae are external parasites to various types of hymenoptera. When disturbed, Dasymutilla makes a high-pitched squeaking sound identical to that of the Pogonomyrmex (Harvester ant).
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Common Eastern Velvet Ant
speciesDasymutilla occidentalis
Pacific Velvet Ant
speciesDasymutilla aureola
Dasymutilla vestita
speciesDasymutilla vestita
Klug's Velvet Ant
speciesDasymutilla klugii
Sacken's Velvet Ant
speciesDasymutilla sackenii
Dasymutilla bioculata
speciesDasymutilla bioculata
Four-spotted Velvet Ant
speciesDasymutilla quadriguttata
Dasymutilla ursus
speciesDasymutilla ursus
Magnificent Velvet Ant
speciesDasymutilla magnifica
Dasymutilla californica
speciesDasymutilla californica
Dasymutilla erythrina
speciesDasymutilla erythrina
Thistledown Velvet Ant
speciesDasymutilla gloriosa
Dasymutilla nigripes
speciesDasymutilla nigripes
Dasymutilla foxi
speciesDasymutilla foxi
Dasymutilla asopus
speciesDasymutilla asopus
Dasymutilla gorgon
speciesDasymutilla gorgon
Dasymutilla pulchra
speciesDasymutilla pulchra
Dasymutilla coccineohirta
speciesDasymutilla coccineohirta
Dasymutilla scaevola
speciesDasymutilla scaevola
Dasymutilla sicheliana
speciesDasymutilla sicheliana
Dasymutilla cressoni
speciesDasymutilla cressoni
Dasymutilla magna
speciesDasymutilla magna
Dasymutilla arachnoides
speciesDasymutilla arachnoides
Dasymutilla pseudopappus
speciesDasymutilla pseudopappus
Dasymutilla waco
speciesDasymutilla waco
Dasymutilla gibbosa
speciesDasymutilla gibbosa
Dasymutilla satanas
speciesDasymutilla satanas
Dasymutilla eminentia
speciesDasymutilla eminentia
Dasymutilla creon
speciesDasymutilla creon
Dasymutilla arenivaga
speciesDasymutilla arenivaga
Dasymutilla clotho
speciesDasymutilla clotho
Dasymutilla munifica
speciesDasymutilla munifica
Dasymutilla araneoides
speciesDasymutilla araneoides
Dasymutilla texanella
speciesDasymutilla texanella
Dasymutilla scitula
speciesDasymutilla scitula
Dasymutilla calorata
speciesDasymutilla calorata
Dasymutilla leda
speciesDasymutilla leda
Dasymutilla snoworum
speciesDasymutilla snoworum
Dasymutilla flammifera
speciesDasymutilla flammifera
Dasymutilla monticola
speciesDasymutilla monticola
Dasymutilla birkmani
speciesDasymutilla birkmani
Dasymutilla vulpina
speciesDasymutilla vulpina
Dasymutilla nocturna
speciesDasymutilla nocturna
Dasymutilla nogalensis
speciesDasymutilla nogalensis
Dasymutilla monstrosa
speciesDasymutilla monstrosa
Dasymutilla canina
speciesDasymutilla canina
Dasymutilla atricauda
speciesDasymutilla atricauda
Dasymutilla montivagoides
speciesDasymutilla montivagoides
Dasymutilla scaber
speciesDasymutilla scaber
Dasymutilla toluca
speciesDasymutilla toluca
Dasymutilla asteria
speciesDasymutilla asteria
Dasymutilla stevensi
speciesDasymutilla stevensi
Dasymutilla canella
speciesDasymutilla canella
Dasymutilla heliophila
speciesDasymutilla heliophila
Dasymutilla zoster
speciesDasymutilla zoster
Dasymutilla macilenta
speciesDasymutilla macilenta
Dasymutilla formosa
speciesDasymutilla formosa
Dasymutilla archboldi
speciesDasymutilla archboldi
Dasymutilla arenerronea
speciesDasymutilla arenerronea
Dasymutilla melancholica
speciesDasymutilla melancholica
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48513.